Auburn police seek help in locating missing 16-year-old boy

Auburn, NY -- A 16-year-old boy walked away from the Cayuga Centers residential home in Auburn last week and the Auburn police are seeking the public's help in locating him.

Rockie Hoose, originally of the Elmira area, walked away Aug. 7 from the residential home at 101 Hamilton Ave., Auburn, police said.

Police gave these details:

Hoose is white, 5-feet 7-inches tall and weighs 155 pounds. He has brown hair, blue eyes and the tattoo of a cross on a chain on his left forearm. Hoose was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black and gray shirt with white stripes and dark slippers. He was last seen walking on Lake Avenue towards Owasco Street.

Hoose has spoke with relatives on the phone but will not tell them where he is, police said. Police believe he is either in the Elmira or Rochester areas.

Anyone with any information on Hoose's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Chris McLoughlin at 255-4706 or Auburn police at 253-3231,

Auburn police are working with the Chemung County Sheriff's Office and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Locator Program in an effort to find Hoose.